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Dec 22, 2024
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Academic Bulletin 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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HIST 153 - History of Imperial Russia, 1682-1917
Credits: 4
A survey of Russian intellectual, cultural, and political history from the reign of Peter the Great to the fall of the Romanov dynasty in the February Revolution of 1917. Problems considered include the strengths and weaknesses of autocracy, Russia’s rise to prominence as a European power, the role of serfdom in Russia’s development and underdevelopment, the formation of Russia as a multi-national empire, the politics and culture of the intelligentsia, and the internal dynamics which helped produce revolution at the beginning of the 20th century.
Distribution Requirements: HE, IP.
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